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Aug. 14, 1945.

w. MITCHELL, JR v 2,382,368

- PACKAGE Fi led Aug. 7, 1941 2 Shehs-Sheet 1 W150 mid/mil, J};

Aug. 14, 1945. W; MITCHELL, JR

PACKAGE 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 Filed Aug. '7. 1941 3mm Mf /z mm?! tissuespreferably folded and Patented Aug. 14, 1945 UNITED STATES 1pm L F 1 L I1 $1132;

Application Aunts (mg; I

t v; V iioiti i u. This invention relates to containers and/or packages,and more particularly to a container and/or package exterior-1y shapedto conform to the contour of portions of the human body so that it maybe conveniently carried in a trouser hip pocket or side pocket of acoat.

More specifically, the invention relates to a package containing aplurality of disposable paper rolled into gen erally cylindrical form.

is to provide a container for packaging a n'u'i'iibr of disposable papertissues; such as paper hemp kerchiefs of the Kleenex butindividuallyrolled into compact cylindrical form.

Another object of the invention is to provide convenient and sanitarymeans for deriving a be cheaply made from a single sheet oflpaste boarda v a v A further object or the invention is to provide: acon'tainer forelongated substantially cylindrical objects such as disposable tissuesrolled into sub:

"10 One of the principal objectsof the invention in eoriiiinction withtheaccoinpanying drawings. 'ihwhich; v i Fig. 1 is a perspective view'ofone embodiment or the invention in; which the edges or the p kaee' areclosed or sealed and the front wall oi.

the package isiir'sviaa with a.- suitable, normally sealed windew onl'iiiilthioiigh which the com tents-m ybe readili removed; j E12 2 is arear view of the package shown in Fig; 1 with ions broken away tofacilitate V illustration or the structure thereof, I 7

an end elevations: the package shown a EiK- 3 ii mil s-1:"

Fig; 4 is alongitu'dinal sectional view taken on thelineHofFigJ; i

its a transverseseetionai view taken on of another 3916mm iidiv ol'i'ssu'i to 5, inclusive; the

package is generally indicated bythe letter P and comprfi a container 1-having a front wall 7 2 provided with'a generally T-s haped windowstanti'ally cylindrical form, cigarettes, stick candy,

etc.,- the package being so shapedin'cross-section that it can beconveniently and comfortably car'- ried about the'person withoutbulging.the pockets;

A, further Object of the invention is to provide a container having anopening or window in the front wall thereof through which th'e contentsoi the container can be removed without mutilat ing the container.

A further object of the invention is to provide a windowed container {orelongated mines;- the window opening: being 1 shaped as to permitremoval or said objects said objects are arranged longitudinally m ttensversely centainen, 7 y x V A still further object of the invention is"to pro: vide a 'bdckageconi'niislnk acontainer having a plurality ofdisposable tissues therein which may be" conveniently carried in apocket; or purse; and the whole economically manufactured and 'soldat arow was.

Other and further' ot eeisbri the" invention wji'ii be Pfill'elit'frdlhthe renewin des ri a ig g irrespective of whether" or opening I. Thewindow i is preierably normally closed by a sheetof cellophaneortransparent paper 4, although it will e ap rent that saidropenin'g heed'fiot" be closed in certain instances, as when the package containswrapped stick candy;-

rear wall 8 is connected to the front wall 2 by a side or endflwall iI'iie front and rear walls" 2 and 5, respectively, have pro le'ctiiiiflaps. 1 and 8' which are ad pted be i plledand to be adhesivelyjsecuredtogether,

as is; shown in; Fig; 5:- Ti'ieside portion t arries tats II at its dpodite ends and the na I carries siii'ii'lai tabs: Hf at itsobposite ends:-

container 1' is made is general-1y indicated by i This blank= is}destined to be punched out of a; sheet or substantially" inelasticpasteboard. portion .coireslibndlng' to the rear wall! of the containeri is preierebiy scored on an are at; its

v upper and lower ends, indicated by' the dotted ina; name it. The blankI" is prieiabii Wither 800166 16118? the -tloi'vtiiti verticailines llto provide for easy folding of said blank to form the front and rearwalls 2 and 5, respectively, one side wall 6. and the .other side wallconsisting of the overlapped flaps l and 8. The blank l is still furtherscored horizontally, 'as indicated by the dotted lines l9, to providefor ready bending of the tabs l and ii. The blank I obviously may bescored at the time that it is cut. The sheet I for closing the opening 3is shown in-dotand-dash lines.

It willbe particularly noted from Fig. 6 that the scoring at l2 and i3is formed on an arc so that when the end portions I4 and ii. are

bent along the score lines l2 to a position at substantially rightangles to the vertical plane of the rear wall 5, said rear wall willautomatically be caused to bow outwardly or assume a concavoconvexshape. wall along the score lines l3, to provide the vertical flanges l5and H at substantially right angles to the plane of the bowed ends I4and [6, the general curvature of the flanges II and i1 willsubstantially coincide withthat of the rear wall- 5. Thus, it will beapparent that, upon bending the rear wall 5 upon the score lines i2 andI8,- saidrear wall automatically takes a bowed shape without anydistortion of the end walls I and I6 and the flanges i5 and I1. Bendingof the blank I along the lines i8 and is will completethe major foldingoperations on the container.

After, scoring, but prior .to bending or folding, the rear wall portion5 is provided with adhesive, as shown at 20 and 2i, whereby the tabs Inand H can be adhesively secured to the end walls I and I6 by theadhesive20 and the flanges l5 and I! can be secured to the inner surface of thefront wall 2 by the adhesive 2|. The flap Iiis provided'with adhesive 22for securing it to the flap 8. The tabs Ill and II serve tosubstantiallyreinforce-the ends of the container structure and theflanges i5 and i1 automatically cause the front wall 2 to conform to thecurvature of the rear wall land maintain said front wall insubstantially parallel relationship with said rear wall. It will beunderstood, of. course, that the sheet 4 closing the opening 3 (whenemployed) is adhesively secured to the blank i prior. to folding thesameinto container form.

As has been previously indicated herein, the container 1 is particularlywell adapted to carry a plurality of generally cylindrical objects, suchas disposable paper tissues 23 suitably folded to provide a convenientlength and then rolled into substantially cylindrical form. The "packageP may be-of any. suitable size, depending upon the number of rolledtissues to be packed therein. These'tissue s are preferably inserted asa group through one end of the container between the front and rearwalls 2 andl, after the flaps I and 8 have been secured together butbefore the ends I4 and i6 of the package have been bent and sealed"; 0fcourse,; this 1 procedure of assembling the" package is notcriticalyanddeparture there-Z from maybe indulged in without departing from thescope ofjthe invention. 1

Thetissues 23. may disposed eitherlongitudinallyf or transversely-in thecontainer. i As one :illustration of packaging, Fi 4 and ;5 Fsh'owthe-tissues 2'3 disposedjitransversely or "horizontally, the tissuesbeing inherentlyyieldable to conforn'rtothe curvature of the container,as shown in El 5 .-f.1tfwill ;be apparent that the oon'tainerji isbetteradapted to carry-said tissues when" disposed in a longitudinal orvertical posiaeeaees Similarly, uponbending the rear tion because thenno distortion of the cylindrical form of the tissues is necessary.However, the window 3 is so formed as to permit ready removal of thetissues 23 regardless of the arrangement of saidtissues, as will beexplained hereinafter.

' It will be obvious that the tissues 22 can be individually removedthrough the window opening 3 by tearing or severing the sheet I whichpreferably closes the opening. With reference to Fig." Land assumingthatthe tissues 23 are disposed transversely, those tissues which are inalignment with the stem portion 3" of the T-shaped opening 3 can easilybe removed by pulling the same through the opening at this point bytheflngers. Those tissues which are disposed to one side of the stemportion 3* can easily be removed by shifting the same toward said stemand then withdrawing the same in the manner Just described. It will alsobe obvious that, should the tissues 22 be disposed vertically in thepackage shownin Fig. 1, they may be easily removed individually bypulling the same through the head portion 3 of. said T-shaped opening.Those tissues which do not happen to be in alignment with the headportion I can readily be shifted toward the left side of the container iby projecting a finger through the stem portion 3* of the T to move thetissues so into alignment with said head portion of the T.

The T-shaped opening .3 obviously can be positioned horizontally insteadof vertically and the tissues 22 removed from the container i with equalfacility. 7

As will be apparent from Fig. 5, the total length of the opening 3 isless than the length 01 the rolled tissue23 so that said tissue isretained in the container until it is forcibly pulled through I theopening. Once the tissue has been removed,

it can readily-be, unrolled and unfolded, if desired, for use. 7 i

While the package P has been described in detail in connection withroller paper tissues, it is to be understood that the container I is notrestricted to such use.

Fig. '7 showsanother form of the invention in which the package issimilar in construction to that previously described herein except thatthe' front wall 2 of the package is provided with a generallycross-shaped opening 24 instead of a T-shaped opening. The containerhere shown also illustrates vertical or longitudinal disposition of apluralityof cylindrical objects 23' within the container so that'thesame may be conveniently removed throughthe vertical portion 2! of thecross-shaped opening. As is here shown, the objects 2:- may be ofslightly shorter length than the length of vertical portion 24, so as topermit ready removal thereof without danger of breakingthe objects ifthey happen to be of a fragile character. Those objects not aligned withthe portion 24' of; the opening 24 can be readily shifted into alignmentby inserting a-flnger through the horizontal portion 24 23 -frominadvertentlyjcomingout'of the contheflopening 24*,- they may be shiftedbodily upwardly until thelowerend thereof-can be raised through saidopening. Once the end is raised, the object can then be freelywithdrawn.

Fig. 8 illustrates another form of the invention wherein the front wall2 of the container can be made solid or windowedpas desired. In orderof.,said; opening.; i- Aisheet; 25,.fwluch;. n ay= have any suitableconfiguration; prevents, .the objects assases to provide for removal-ofthe contents of apackage having a solid front'wallr, the. side edgeof-said'wallis providedwzwitha wall portion 28 1 and aflap or tongue2Itexten'ding.therefromwhich is adapted to be insertedinto an opening 28formed at one side ofthe package. The tongue .Iliis shown in full linesin its closed positioniand is dow not shown) inthe wall 2c, in thatitelimihates the flap 8 of the blank I" and providesfor sealing theside-wall of the contai'ner'by adhesively securing the tongue 21 to theinner surface of the rear wall .5; inamanner' readily understood. Thetongue 21 provides the further advantage that the container may becompleted, that is, have the end walls bent and adhesively secured inplace, prior to the insertion of the goods into the container throughthe side opening 28. The final packaging operation would then consist ofclosing the opening 28 by sealing the tongue 21 in place the rear wallIt will be understood that various modifications and changes may be madein the'shape oi the openingsin the front of the container, andthatvarious other changes may be made in the manner of sealing and fillingthe container without departing from the scope of the annexed claims.

I claim: d

1. A container comprising: a single'sheet of material folded to providefront and rear walls; side walls; and oppositely bowed endwallsinterconnecting said front and rear walls, said front well beingconvex and said rear well being conagainst the inner surface of a cavewith said front and rear walls lying substantially parallel with eachother. said front wall having an opening through which the contents ofsaid container may be withdraw 2. A container as defined in claim 1, inwhich the opening includes portions extending substantially atright'angles to each other.

8.'A container as defined in claim 1, in which the opening issubstantially T-shaped. is formed in said convex wall and has the stemof the T disldosed in the direction of curvature of' said we 4. Acontainer as defined in claim 1, in which the opening is formed in saidconvex front wall and is substantially cross-shaped. I

5. A container comprising: a single sheet of material folded to providefront and rear walls; sideawallsg; and endzwalls, said front and rearwalls beingbowed transversely and lying substantially parallel witheach'other; said sidewalls being straight and substantially parallelwith each other, and said end walls, being bowedin opposite directionsand connecting said front wall with said rear wall.

6. A container-as defined in claimb, in'which the front wallis providedwith an opening through whic li 'thecont'ents'; (if-the container maybejwith-v drawn.

7.. A container comprising: paper "material folded to provide front and'rear walls; straight side walls; I and 'end; walls carried by said rearother,

spirit of the invention or the p and having an extension in the form ofa tongue providing means whereby access to the contents of saidcontainer may be attained from theside ofthe container.

8. A container comprising: a 7 single sheet. of

material folded to provide front and st m n side walls;;: and end wallsinterconnecting said front and rear walls, said front and rearwallsbeing bowed transversely and lying substantially parallel, with eachother, i said end walls being bowed in opposite directions, and one of"the side walls of said container being hinged to said .front wall alonga fold line and having anextension in-the form of a tongue pl'qvldingmeans whereby. access tqthe contentsof said containermay be attainedfrom the side, of said container. A container comprising: bowed, tfrontoand rear walls; la side wall connecting adjacent side edges of saidfront and rear walls at one side of the container; flaps projecting fromsaid front and rear .walls at the other side edges thereof, said flapsbeing secured together in overlapping relation to form a second sidewall of said container;

and bowed end'walls each having a bowed flange secured to said bowedfront we. a

10. A container comprising: bowed front and rear walls; side wallsconnecting adjacent side edges of said front and rear walls; tabsextending from said side walls; and bowed end walls adhesively securedto said stabs, said bowed end walls each having, a bowed flangeadhesively secured to saidbowed front wall.

11. A container comprising: front and rear walls; a side wall connectingadjacent side edges of said front and rear walls at one side of thecontainer: flaps projectingfrom said front and rear walls at the otherside edges thereof, said flaps being secured togetherin overlappingrelation to form a second side wall of said contains said.first-mentioned side wall and one of said flaps being providedwith tabs;and curved end walls secured to said tabs, said curved end walls Vangles tofeach other and through which opening material folded andcurved ends;

each having wall. a r 1 r 12. A concave-convex container for rolledtissue, cigarettes, stick. candy and the like comprising: a single sheet.of material folded to provide bowed front and rear walls; side wallsconnecting adjacent sideedges of said front and rear walls at theopposite sides of the container; oppositely bowed end walls carried bysaid rear wall, each of said bowed end walls having a bowed flangeprojecting outwardly therefrom and a curved flange secured to said frontsecured to the inner face of said bowed front wall, said-bowed frontwall having an opening therein through which the contents of thecontainer may be removed; and means for closing said opening;

13. A package adapted to be carried about the person comprising: aone-piece cardboard container having curved parallel front and rearwalls, side walls and opposite bowed end walls: a plurality ofdisposable tissues rolled into cylindrical form arranged side by sidebetween said walls, one of said curved walls having an opening includingportionsarranged at substantially right said. tissues. {maybeiindividually removed.

14. A container comprising: a single sheet of to providesubstantiallyparallel bowed front and H side walls-connecting adjacent side edges ofsaid frontand rear walls; and bowed end walls interconnecting adjacentcurved rear walls having straight sides having an opening providingaccessto the interior of said container. i V q #15. A packagecomprising: a container having substantially parallel'bowed front andrear walls having straight sides and curved ends, one of said wallshaving an opening through which the contents of said container can beremoved; side walls connecting adjacent side edges of said front and rwalls; bowed end walls interconnecting adjacent curved ends of saidfront'and rear walls; and a plnrality of rolled tissues in saidcontainer remcvablethrough said opening, said opening a length less thanthe length of 'therolledtissue so that saidtissue must be- -flexed'during removal thereof from said container through said opening. l

16.1 package comprising: a container l'iaving substantially parallelbowed front and-rear walls having Straight sides and curved ends; sidewalls adja'cent'side edges oisaid front and I ends of said front rearwalls, said frontwall rear-walls; oppositely'bowed .end wallsinterconnecting' adjacent curved ends of said front and rear walls; anda plurality of generally cylindrical yieidable objects, disposed side,by :side in said container, one of said substantially parallel-wallshaving an opening-through which said objects can be withdrawn one'ait atime.

17; A-Vpackage comprising: acontainer having 7 substantially. parallelbowed front and rear walls having straight sidesand curved ends; sidewalls connecting adjacent side edges of said frontand rear walls;oppositely bowed end walls interconnecting adjacent curved ends of saidfront and rear walls; a plurality-of generally cylindrical yieldableobjects disposed side by side in said containenrone of saidsubstantially parallel walls having an opening through which saidobjects can be withdrawnone at. a-t ime; anda frangible sheet secured'tothe inner face. of saidlast- 20 mentioned wall and initially closingsaid opening.

. e vWALTER MITCHELL, JR.

